973K Steel MillNon-Current
973K Steel Mill - 2018, Tier 4 Final, Stage IV, Korea Tier 4
Overview
Factory designed and installed features equip your track loader for the extreme heat and harsh conditions of steel mill work. Maneuverability, visibility and the breakout force needed for fast cycle times make crawler loaders a rugged and efficient choice for handling slag.
Specifications
Units:
| Flywheel Power | — |
| Operating Weight | — |
| Capacity - General Purpose | — |
Benefits & Features
Durability
- Specialized heavy duty guarding, insulation, thermal deflectors and high temperature seals throughout the machine.
- Welded side bars reduce thermal distortion of the track roller frame.
- Anti-abrasion guards protect the final drive seals.
- Pressure relief/flash spark arrester on fuel tank cap.
- Steel mill cab with heavy duty, laminated windshield glass.
- Metallic screen on windshield grill to help protect glass and maintain good visibility; hinged for quick cleaning access.
- Metallic shield integrated in bottom of cab doors helps protect windows against slag.
- Specialized heat resistant seals and cab materials.
- Steel plate on top of cab greatly reduces radiant heat transfer into cab.
- New high capacity slag bucket features thicker structures and stronger teeth/cutting edges for longer service life.
- Choice of track shoes lets you optimize your loader for traction and to work on paved surfaces.
- Synthetic, fire-resistant hydraulic fluid.
Steel Mill Operating Recommendations
Caterpillar recommends that Steel Mill machines be exposed to hot slag for less than 15 minutes each hour to allow for adequate cooling time between cycles. Typically, two machines per furnace and a backup machine for the site provide the best uptime. The timing, frequency and duration of the work and cooling cycles varies by job site, but exceeding the recommended exposure time will prevent the machine from meeting expected performance levels.
EQUIPMENT - Machine Modifications Include:
- Heavy duty front guard and bottom guards
- Heavy duty laminated windshield glass
- Side bars welded on the track roller frame
- Metallic rings on low and high linkage
- Floating solid pin on lower bucket linkages
- High temperature seals in the equalizer bar, idlers, track rollers and final drives
- High temperature braiding on wiring harnesses
- Silicone material used on windshield, side windows and cab door seals, front baffles, front and rear wiper blades and door stoppers
- Thermal insulation of front guard, equalizer bar rubber pads, air cleaner hose, bottom guards, enclosure doors, fenders, lift cylinders heads, hydraulic tilt lines, hydraulic lift lines, hydrostatic lines, cab sound insulation, DEF lines, lift rotary sensor and lift linkage sensor
- Radiator guard with counterweights helps improve machine balance
- Fire resistant floormat
- Fuel spark arrester and pressure relief
- Cab door windows protected at bottom
- Additional metal roof on top of cab
- Metallic door handles and push-button release
- Manual brake release system located in the cab
- 8 heat-resistant lights
Specifications
Units:
| Flywheel Power | — |
| Engine Model | Cat C9.3 |
| Emissions | U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage V/Japan 2014 (Tier 4 Final), Korea Tier 4 Final emission standards OR China Nonroad Stage III, India Bharat III, Eurasian Economic Union Stage IIIA UN ECE R96 Stage IIIA emission standards, equivalent to Tier 3/Stage IIIA |
| Engine Power - Maximum - SAE J1995 | — |
| Engine Power - Maximum - ISO 14396 | — |
| Engine Power - Maximum - ISO 14396 (DIN) | — |
| Net Power (Rated) - ISO 9249/SAE J1349 | — |
| Net Power (Rated) - ISO 9249/SAE J1349 (DIN) | — |
| Note (1) | Engine ratings at 1,800 rpm. |
| Note (2) | No derating required up to 2164 m (7,200 ft) altitude. |
| Note (3) | All nonroad Tier 4 Interim and Final, Stage IIIB, IV and V, Japan 2014 (Tier 4 Final) and Korea Tier 4 Final diesel engines are required to use only Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) with 15 ppm (mg/kg) of sulfur or less, or up to B20 biodiesel blended with ULSD. B20 should meet ASTM D7467 specification (biodiesel blend stock should meet Cat biodiesel spec, ASTM D6751 or EN 14214). Cat DEO-ULS™ or oils that meet the Cat ECF-3, API CJ-4, and ACEA E9 specification are required. Consult your OMM for further machine specific fuel recommendations. |
| Note (4) | Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) used in Cat Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems must meet the requirements outlined in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard 22241. |
| Operating Weight | — |
| Operating Weight - Steel Mill | — |
| Shipping Weight - Steel Mill | — |
| Note | Steel Mill weights are with new slag bucket. |
| Capacity - General Purpose | — |
| Capacity - Slag | — |
| Width - Slag | — |
| Track Shoe Type | Heavy Duty Sealed and Non Lubricated - Steel Mill, Double Grouser |
| Track Shoe Width - Standard | — |
| Track Rollers - Each Side | 7 |
| Number of Shoes - Each Side | 40 |
| Track on Ground | — |
| Ground Contact Area (ISO 16754:2008): Steel Mill Shoe - 500 mm (19.7 in) | — |
| Ground Pressure* (ISO 16754:2008): Steel Mill Shoe - 500 mm (19.7 in) | — |
| Grouser Height - Double Grouser | — |
| Track Gauge | — |
| Link Pitch | — |
| Note | * Calculated using Steel Mill operating weight with Slag Bucket. |
| Fuel Tank | — |
| Cooling System | — |
| DEF Tank | — |
| Air Conditioning | The air conditioning system on this machine contains the fluorinated greenhouse gas refrigerant R134a (Global Warming Potential = 1430). The system contains 1.1 kg of refrigerant which has a CO2 equivalent of 1.573 metric tonnes. |
| Overall Machine Width without Bucket: Steel Mill Tracks - 500 mm (19.7 in) Shoes | — |
| Overall Machine Width with Slag Bucket: Steel Mill Tracks - 500 mm (19.7 in) | — |
| Ground Clearance | — |
| Machine Height - Top of Cab | — |
| Length - Front of Track | — |
| Overall Machine Length* | — |
| Carry Position Approach Angle | 15° |
| Digging Depth* | — |
| Maximum Rollback - Ground/Carry Position | 43°/47° |
| Bucket Height - Carry Position | — |
| Reach at Full Lift Height and 45° Dump* | — |
| Clearance at Full Lift Height and 45° Dump* | — |
| Maximum Rollback/Dump - Fully Raised | 59°/49° |
| Grading Angle | 85° |
| Height - Bucket Hinge Pin | — |
| Overall Machine Height - Bucket Fully Raised | — |
| Height to Top of the Seat with Headrest | — |
| Height - Top of Stack | — |
| Ramp Angle | 29° |
| Note | *With General Purpose bucket Performance with heavy duty teeth. Dimensions vary with bucket. Refer to Operating Specifications chart.<ul><li>Machine Height to Top of Cab is with Steel Mill plate.</li></ul> |
Benefits & Features
Durability
- Specialized heavy duty guarding, insulation, thermal deflectors and high temperature seals throughout the machine.
- Welded side bars reduce thermal distortion of the track roller frame.
- Anti-abrasion guards protect the final drive seals.
- Pressure relief/flash spark arrester on fuel tank cap.
- Steel mill cab with heavy duty, laminated windshield glass.
- Metallic screen on windshield grill to help protect glass and maintain good visibility; hinged for quick cleaning access.
- Metallic shield integrated in bottom of cab doors helps protect windows against slag.
- Specialized heat resistant seals and cab materials.
- Steel plate on top of cab greatly reduces radiant heat transfer into cab.
- New high capacity slag bucket features thicker structures and stronger teeth/cutting edges for longer service life.
- Choice of track shoes lets you optimize your loader for traction and to work on paved surfaces.
- Synthetic, fire-resistant hydraulic fluid.
Steel Mill Operating Recommendations
Caterpillar recommends that Steel Mill machines be exposed to hot slag for less than 15 minutes each hour to allow for adequate cooling time between cycles. Typically, two machines per furnace and a backup machine for the site provide the best uptime. The timing, frequency and duration of the work and cooling cycles varies by job site, but exceeding the recommended exposure time will prevent the machine from meeting expected performance levels.
EQUIPMENT - Machine Modifications Include:
- Heavy duty front guard and bottom guards
- Heavy duty laminated windshield glass
- Side bars welded on the track roller frame
- Metallic rings on low and high linkage
- Floating solid pin on lower bucket linkages
- High temperature seals in the equalizer bar, idlers, track rollers and final drives
- High temperature braiding on wiring harnesses
- Silicone material used on windshield, side windows and cab door seals, front baffles, front and rear wiper blades and door stoppers
- Thermal insulation of front guard, equalizer bar rubber pads, air cleaner hose, bottom guards, enclosure doors, fenders, lift cylinders heads, hydraulic tilt lines, hydraulic lift lines, hydrostatic lines, cab sound insulation, DEF lines, lift rotary sensor and lift linkage sensor
- Radiator guard with counterweights helps improve machine balance
- Fire resistant floormat
- Fuel spark arrester and pressure relief
- Cab door windows protected at bottom
- Additional metal roof on top of cab
- Metallic door handles and push-button release
- Manual brake release system located in the cab
- 8 heat-resistant lights
EQUIPMENT - Steel Mill Package Includes:
- Visibility Kit, Double Camera
- Windshield Protection
- Tilt Cylinder Guard
- Lower Final Drive Abrasion Guard
EQUIPMENT - Requires:
- Reversing Fan, Steel Mill
- Metallic Turbine Precleaner on Engine Air Inlet
- Tracks, Sealed & Non-Lubricated For Steel Mill
- Ecosafe Hydraulic Oil
- Steel Mill Cab
- No Product Link
- No Bumper
- 3.0 m3 (4.0 yd3) Slag Bucket
- Heavy Duty Bumper Counterweight
EQUIPMENT - Recommended Options:
- Track Roller Guard, Steel Mill Arrangement
- Final Drive Abrasion Guard
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Standard Equipment
- Power Train
- Cat C9.3 diesel engine
- Engine mounted aftertreatment to meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage V/Japan 2014 (Tier 4 Final), Korea Tier 4 Final emission standards OR Cat C9.3 engine to meet China Nonroad Stage III, India Bharat III, Eurasian Economic Union Stage IIIA UN ECE R96 Stage IIIA emission standards, equivalent to Tier 3/Stage IIIA
- Turbocharged with ATAAC
- Modular cooling system for engine air intake, oil and water
- Radiator fan, electronically controlled, hydraulically driven, temperature sensing, on demand
- Electro Hydrostatic Control (EHC) for transmission with travel and work modes
- Fuel cooler
- Water separator
- Air cleaner dry-type, axial seal with integral precleaner and dust ejection system, electronic filter condition indicator
- Caterpillar extended life coolant
- Undercarriage
- Caterpillar heavy duty tracks
- Track guiding guards, end section
- Track adjuster, hydraulic
- Sprocket rims, with replaceable bolt-on tough steel segments
- Guards, sprocket
- Seven track rollers, two upper carrier rollers per track, lifetime lubricated
- Idlers, conventional type, lifetime lubricated
- Oscillating track roller frames
- Track master link
- Electrical
- Alternator, 24 volt, heavy duty brushless
- Backup alarm
- Electric horn
- Two heavy duty batteries, high output, maintenance free 1,400 CCA
- Switch, main disconnect
- Starter, electric (heavy duty, 24 volt)
- Operator Environment
- Pressurized, sound suppressed, ROPS/FOPS cab with sealed front windshield, tinted glass and right side sliding window
- Air conditioning and heating
- Heater/defroster with automatic temperature control
- Electro Hydraulic, seat mounted control levers
- Seat belt, retractable, with buckling indicator on dash
- Electronic Monitoring System with gauges for: Engine coolant temperature, Hydraulic oil temperature, Fuel Level, Diesel Exhaust Fluid level (when equipped)
- Mirror, rearview, inside adjustable
- Radio ready: Includes 24 to 12 volt converter, speakers, antenna and two 12V power outlets
- Coat hook
- Storage compartments under left armrest
- Document holder on right console
- Floor mat, rubber, heavy duty
- Windshield washers and wipers, multiple speed front and rear
- Durable metal roof
- Parking brake switch and "brake-on" indicator light
- Other Standard Equipment
- Sound suppression, exterior
- Z-bar loader linkage
- Load sensing variable displacement implement pump
- Implement cylinders with position sensors
- Operator programmable lift and tilt kickouts
- Enginen enclosure with lockable doors
- Radiator core 6.5 fins-per-inch, debris resistant
- Hinged radiator guard and swing out fan
- Full bottom guards
- Lift cylinder guards
- Oil gauge guard
- Product Link ready
- Oil sampling valves
- Cat XT hoses
- HYDO Advanced 10
Optional Equipment
- Power Train
- Engine thermal shield
- Fan, basic
- Fan, reversing
- Fan, reversing, low speed
- Fan, reversing, Steel Mill
- Air inlet, preclenaer turbine
- Operator Environment
- Cab
- Deluxe cab
- Steel Mill cab
- Seat, cloth, air suspension, no side-to-side isolator
- Seat, cloth, air suspension, heated, side-to-side isolator
- Transmission control, V-lever or joystick
- Visibility kit - single camera
- Visibility kit - double camera
- Radio, AM/FM/AUX/USB/Bluetooth
- Cab air precleaner
- Hydraulics
- Hydraulic oil, biodegradable
- Hydraulic oil, EcoSafe
- Hydraulics Packages: General purpose - Two-valve joystick, Three-valve joystick, Two-valve, two levers, Three valves, two levers; Multi-Purpose - Three-valve joystick, Four-valve joystick
- Guards
- Tilt cylinder guards
- Guard, front lights
- Windshield protection
- Final drive abrasion guard
- Final drive abrasion guard, lower
- Electrical
- Rotating beacon
- Undercarriage
- Track roller guard
- Track roller guard, Steel Mill
- Track Groups (40 sections) - Heavy Duty Track Groups - Sealed and Lubricated: 500 mm (19.7 in) double grouser, center hole; 510 mm (20.1 in) extreme service, single grouser, center hole; 550 mm (21.6 in) double grouser; 675 mm (26.6 in) double grouser; 675 mm (26.6 in) double grouser, center hole; 675 mm (26.6 in) single grouser, center hole; 830 mm (32.7 in) double grouser, wide gauge
- Track Groups (40 sections) - Heavy Duty Track Groups - Sealed and Non-Lubricated - Steel Mill: 500 mm (19.7 in) double grouser; 500 mm (19.7 in) flat; 500 mm (19.7 in) triple grouser; 500 mm (19.7 in) alternate flat shoe
- Buckets
- General Purpose: 3.0 m³ (4.0 yd³), welded flush adaptors; 3.2 m³ (4.2 yd³), pin on; 3.2 m³ (4.2 yd³), heavy duty, pin on; 3.2 m³ (4.2 yd³), heavy duty, full edge, pin on; 4.2 m³ (5.5 yd³), Performance Series; 4.0 m³ (5.2 yd³), Performance Series flush
- Multi-Purpose: 3.0 m³ (4.0 yd³), heavy duty, pin on; 3.0 m³ (4.0 yd³), pin on
- Wide: 4.2 m³ (5.5 yd³), Performance Series
- Landfill: 4.6 m³ (6.0 yd³), multi-purpose landfill, heavy duty, pin on; 4.9 m³ (6.4 yd³), general purpose landfill, heavy duty, pin on
- Steel Mill: 3.0 m³ (4.0 yd³), slag bucket
- Other Attachments
- Counterweight
- Counterweight, heavy duty bumper
- Ripper, multi-shank
- Hitch, ripper
- Striker bars, rear
- Bumper, standard
- No bumper
- Rear step, standard
- Rear step, ripper
- Additional work tools: Quick coupler, Blades, Forks, Material handling arms, Rakes
- Starters, Batteries and Alternators
- Engine coolant heater, 120V
- Engine coolant heater, 240V
- Maintenance and Related Attachments
- Maintenance package, deluxe
- High speed oil change
- Sediment pump
- Fuel tank refueling pump
- Service package, standard
- Locking bar that holds cab at 30 degrees safely, front windshield
- Service package, extended: Manual hydraulic system enabling cab tilt and lock at 30 degrees safely in the field; Shovel holder (shovel not included)
- Antifeeze -50 degrees Celcius (-58 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Technology Products
- Product Link - Satellite
- Product Link - Cellular
- Grade control mast